What are the best cards for Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?

Across 550 public decks, the most-played cards with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin are Sol Ring (84%), Interceptor, Shadow's Hound (80%) and Rogue's Passage (75%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?

The cards played far more often with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin than usual: Interceptor, Shadow's Hound (205× its usual rate), Writhing Necromass (117× its usual rate) and Chitin Gravestalker (99× its usual rate).

What colors is Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?

Shadow, Mysterious Assassin is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?

Shadow, Mysterious Assassin leads 550 public decks in our corpus, #1,924 of 3,757 commanders.

Shadow, Mysterious Assassin

BMono-black commanders550 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin2B$0.26

Shadow, Mysterious Assassin appears in 550 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Interceptor, Shadow's Hound and Rogue's Passage. The strongest synergies by lift are Interceptor, Shadow's Hound, Writhing Necromass and Chitin Gravestalker.

Build a deck with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

92.9%

511 decks-0.01$0.18

#2Sol Ring

Artifact

84.0%

462 decks-0.01$1.51

#3Interceptor, Shadow's Hound

Legendary Creature — Dog

2BB4

79.6%

438 decks+5.32$0.18

#4Rogue's Passage

Land

74.5%

410 decks+1.34$0.43

#5Shadow of Mortality

Creature — Avatar

13BB15

74.5%

410 decks+4.11$0.85

#6Arcane Signet

Artifact

65.1%

358 decks+0.05$0.41

#7Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

64.7%

356 decks+1.12$0.31

#8Junji, the Midnight Sky

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

3BB5

64.5%

355 decks+2.40$0.90

#9Access Tunnel

Land

64.0%

352 decks+3.02$0.60

#10Dark Ritual

Instant

62.2%

342 decks-0.07$5.41

#11Jet Medallion

Artifact

62.0%

341 decks+0.07$13.90

#12Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

61.5%

338 decks+0.72$2.84

#13Key to the City

Artifact

57.3%

315 decks+3.20$1.32

#14Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Creature — Zombie

3BB5

56.9%

313 decks+0.12$5.05

#15Huskburster Swarm

Creature — Elemental Insect

7B8

56.0%

308 decks+4.46$0.22

#16Hollow Marauder

Creature — Specter Rogue

6B7

55.6%

306 decks+4.31$0.14

#17Reanimate

Sorcery

54.7%

301 decks+0.29$10.40

#18Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

53.3%

293 decks+0.05$0.35

#19Brotherhood Regalia

Artifact — Equipment

52.4%

288 decks+2.87$9.69

#20Whispersilk Cloak

Artifact — Equipment

50.2%

276 decks+2.06$3.43

#21Bojuka Bog

Land

50.2%

276 decks+0.07$1.64

#22Morbid Opportunist

Creature — Human Rogue

2B3

50.2%

276 decks+0.76$0.26

#23Bygone Colossus

Artifact Creature — Robot Giant

48.5%

267 decks+4.19$0.31

#24Avatar of Woe

Creature — Avatar

6BB8

48.4%

266 decks+3.09$6.65

#25Withering Torment

Instant

2B3

48.4%

266 decks+0.51$2.91

#26Cabal Coffers

Land

46.9%

258 decks-0.14$26.73

#27Victimize

Sorcery

2B3

46.4%

255 decks+0.53$1.25

#28Chitin Gravestalker

Creature — Insect Warrior

5B6

46.0%

253 decks+4.59$0.16

#29Nine-Lives Familiar

Creature — Cat

1BB3

44.9%

247 decks+1.81$1.52

#30Crypt Ghast

Creature — Spirit

3B4

44.4%

244 decks-0.00$16.92

#31Restart Sequence

Sorcery

3B4

43.8%

241 decks+4.02$0.32

#32Gorex, the Tombshell

Legendary Creature — Zombie Turtle

6BB8

43.6%

240 decks+4.42$0.23

#33Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

43.1%

237 decks+0.31$4.22

#34Metamorphosis Fanatic

Creature — Human Cleric

4BB6

42.9%

236 decks+3.08$6.01

#35Thieves' Tools

Artifact — Equipment

1B2

42.5%

234 decks+3.18$0.25

#36Archpriest of Shadows

Creature — Human Warlock

3BB5

39.8%

219 decks+3.47$1.68

#37Bloodghast

Creature — Vampire Spirit

BB2

39.8%

219 decks+1.16$1.42

#38Kokusho, the Evening Star

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

4BB6

39.6%

218 decks+2.00$24.68

#39Writhing Necromass

Creature — Zombie Giant

6B7

39.6%

218 decks+4.76$0.20

#40The Cauldron of Eternity

Legendary Artifact

10BB12

39.6%

218 decks+4.30$1.46

#41Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire

Instant // Land

39.5%

217 decks+0.44$13.55

#42Shizo, Death's Storehouse

Legendary Land

39.5%

217 decks+1.27$35.56

#43Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

1BB3

38.5%

212 decks+3.37$0.34

#44The Darkness Crystal

Legendary Artifact

2BB4

38.0%

209 decks+0.87$3.80

#45Ninja's Blades

Artifact — Equipment

2B3

37.8%

208 decks+4.55$0.45

#46K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror Minion

4B/PB/PB/P7

37.6%

207 decks+0.69$1.13

#47Not Dead After All

Instant

37.1%

204 decks+1.29$1.24

#48Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Legendary Land

36.4%

200 decks-0.09$53.68

#49Undying Malice

Instant

35.3%

194 decks+1.24$0.35

#50Silver Shroud Costume

Artifact — Equipment

35.3%

194 decks+3.14$10.97

#51Stitcher's Supplier

Creature — Zombie

34.4%

189 decks+1.60$0.39

#52Animate Dead

Enchantment — Aura

1B2

34.4%

189 decks+0.58$7.63

#53Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress

Legendary Land

34.2%

188 decks+2.42$13.69

#54Persist

Sorcery

1B2

33.8%

186 decks+2.03$0.93

#55Toxic Deluge

Sorcery

2B3

33.6%

185 decks-0.09$5.17

#56Anticausal Vestige

Creature — Eldrazi

33.5%

184 decks+3.74$2.57

#57Stitch Together

Sorcery

BB2

32.4%

178 decks+2.10$1.42

#58Mind Stone

Artifact

31.8%

175 decks+0.08$0.41

#59Noxious Gearhulk

Artifact Creature — Construct

4BB6

30.7%

169 decks+1.45$0.48

#60Reassembling Skeleton

Creature — Skeleton Warrior

1B2

30.5%

168 decks+0.61$0.33

Highest synergy

#1Interceptor, Shadow's Hound

Legendary Creature — Dog

2BB4

438 decks+5.32

In 80% of these decks, 205× its usual rate.

#2Writhing Necromass

Creature — Zombie Giant

6B7

218 decks+4.76

In 40% of these decks, 117× its usual rate.

#3Chitin Gravestalker

Creature — Insect Warrior

5B6

253 decks+4.59

In 46% of these decks, 99× its usual rate.

#4Ninja's Blades

Artifact — Equipment

2B3

208 decks+4.55

In 38% of these decks, 95× its usual rate.

#5Huskburster Swarm

Creature — Elemental Insect

7B8

308 decks+4.46

In 56% of these decks, 86× its usual rate.

#6Gorex, the Tombshell

Legendary Creature — Zombie Turtle

6BB8

240 decks+4.42

In 44% of these decks, 83× its usual rate.

#7Dross Golem

Artifact Creature — Golem

151 decks+4.40

In 27% of these decks, 82× its usual rate.

#8Hollow Marauder

Creature — Specter Rogue

6B7

306 decks+4.31

In 56% of these decks, 75× its usual rate.

#9The Cauldron of Eternity

Legendary Artifact

10BB12

218 decks+4.30

In 40% of these decks, 73× its usual rate.

#10Marshmist Titan

Creature — Giant

6B7

139 decks+4.29

In 25% of these decks, 73× its usual rate.

#11Bygone Colossus

Artifact Creature — Robot Giant

267 decks+4.19

In 49% of these decks, 66× its usual rate.

#12Shadow of Mortality

Creature — Avatar

13BB15

410 decks+4.11

In 75% of these decks, 61× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Shadow, Mysterious Assassin

What are the best cards for Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?: Across 550 public decks, the most-played cards with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin are Sol Ring (84%), Interceptor, Shadow's Hound (80%) and Rogue's Passage (75%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?: The cards played far more often with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin than usual: Interceptor, Shadow's Hound (205× its usual rate), Writhing Necromass (117× its usual rate) and Chitin Gravestalker (99× its usual rate).
What colors is Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?: Shadow, Mysterious Assassin is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Shadow, Mysterious Assassin?: Shadow, Mysterious Assassin leads 550 public decks in our corpus, #1,924 of 3,757 commanders.